Shane Cuthbert

The term ‘burn your boats’ comes from a lesson in History going way back to the 1500’s where a Spanish expedition to conquer Mexico saw the Spanish army’s leader burn the boats they had arrived on. He realised that so long as his men knew there was a...

Ever wondered whether or not an addict can ever really change? Why, How and when addicts become addicts and how we can overcome addictions. The answer is YES! Addicts can actually change but its more to do with mindset and connections than it is about...

One of the most common reasons that people come in to therapy is because of what they describe as a feeling like being stuck. What that means is, being stuck is when essentially we know one thing up here, we know consciously the logical level, we...

Our entire lives, we’ve always been taught to stay away from things like drugs because they are addictive. Their addiction is said to be due to the chemicals they contain, but how about things like gambling? Gambling does not contain chemicals. So how...

What we do for a living has a massive impact on our life. Our job affects the people we associate with, the way we see the world as well as our financial security and social status.Many people know that they want to change their career situation. But...

When you take a permissive pattern and increase the shoulds by putting rules on it, you can actually start to lose the urge to do it. Especially if your unconscious mind feels that those rules are not ‘on its side’.I call this the ‘rule hack’ and it...

Want to know the secret to getting better sleep? How about the secret to losing weight? What about the secret to becoming more patient, more confident, more skilled and more of anything you want to change.Whether it’s health, fitness, relationships,...

I once had a therapy client who told me she bought an exercise bike about six months prior to coming in for some one on one coaching. As is the fate of most exercise bikes, treadmills and gym equipment, it just sat there getting dusty. So she was...

The sad reality is that life isn’t like the movies. There is often no real fairytale outcomes, divorce statistics are growing and more and more couples are growing apart, we are simply not as close or loyal as we once were and the ability to meet new...

If you want to know how to survive a nasty breakup or any other challenging moment in life. Just stop and ask yourself two questions.The first is, how much of this difficulty could you have prevented had you been a bit wiser 10 years ago? And when you...

What if you can reprogram your brain to crave healthier habits instead? If you could figure out a way to create that magnetic pull towards healthy foods, you wouldn’t have to keep trying to force yourself into eating healthy. Instead, you would be...

It would be nice to think that job positions are based on merit. But deep down I think we all know that this is not entirely true. The job market is not fair, Its competitive. Its just that the rules of the competition are more obvious to some than...

At a much younger age, I can remember sitting down with numerous psychologists, counsellors, psychiatrists and even more recently a hypnotherapist in Townsville where I lived at the time. And of all the problems that I recall talking about, the number...

You know damn well what you should be doing. But for some reason, you can’t quite command your body to do it right? You tell yourself your going to go to the gym and start getting into shape tomorrow. You tell yourself you’re going to treat your loved...

Depression is something that I know well myself, both from personal experience and from the experiences of many people close to me. I remember receiving the diagnosis and the explanation that I had a chemical imbalance in my brain. I saw numerous...

Self discipline is something we all need to learn from time to time, perhaps you have started your own business and you are wasting a lot of valuable time, you're going to have to learn some self discipline so that you can start to manage your time...

When you see perfectionism in others and see the results of perfectionism, you would probably have a hard time believing that perfectionism could be holding so many people back. Truth is, perfectionism is holding many people back in a lot of ways....

Most people start smoking at a younger stage of life where, maybe, they're under a lot of stress. There's a lot of uncertainty, a lot of self-doubt. They don't feel self-confident in themselves. Then, over the years, they kind of grow up a bit. They...

Depression is something that I know well myself, both from personal experience and from the experiences of many people close to me. I remember receiving the diagnosis and the explanation that I had a chemical imbalance in my brain. I saw numerous...

Mental energy becomes drained when you, are avoiding stuff that you really ‘should’ be doing. Essentially what I’m saying here is that its always a lot more difficult to motivate yourself to do things you should be doing opposed to the ones in which...

So you're struggling to get motivated?You need to recognise that if you’re not feeling motivated, its not just your physical energy but your mental energy as well. And mental energy becomes drained when you (whether you realise it or not) are avoiding...

Human beings, like other mammals, were never meant to be solitary creatures. We have an innate need to bond and feel connected with others in order to lead a fulfilled life, and so quite often the quality of your life is most powerfully determined by...

For those of you unfamiliar with the analogy of the frog in the saucepan, let me fill you in. If you take a frog and place it into a saucepan of boiling water it will jump straight out. However, if you put the same frog in a lukewarm saucepan...

Stress is a natural thing that occurs within all of us, stress and anxiety can occur momentarily or (acutely) and it can also occur frequently (chronic). Ive had a lot of experiences dealing with stress and anxiety in my life. There has been so many...